Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
FARRIS, Harry Thomas - Date of
birth
7 April 1906 -
Age
38 - Place of
birth
Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia -
Hometown
Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33157466 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
44th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 February 1945 - Place of
death
Irrhausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 35 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles H. Farris (father)
Vinney (Leonard) Farris (mother)
Mabel J. Farris (sister)
Charlotte Farris (sister)
Charles G. Farris (brother)
James L. Farris (brother)
Fred Farris (brother)
Isabelle Farris (sister)
Dorothy Farris (sister)
More information
Cpl Harry T. Farris attended high school for four years before he enlisted at Camp Lee, Virginia on 27 March 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1910/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Usafdo / Janet Carter, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Usafdo / Janet Carter